BA178British Airways · JFK → LHR
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA178 New YorkJFK · 07:50 LondonLHR · 19:45

BA178 by British Airways flies from New York (JFK) to London (LHR) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate 20
07:50

departs JFK · on schedule

⚖ BA178 typically leaves −3 and lands −34. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−34 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-15
−6 gate · −31 arrival
10-14
CANCELLED
10-13
−7 gate · −42 arrival
10-12
+2 gate · −31 arrival
10-11
−1 gate · −44 arrival
10-10
−8 gate · −56 arrival
10-09
+5 gate · −39 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −34 min · 1 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JFKNew YorkOn-time likelyJFK delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
JFK→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by JFK (New York), currently flying VFR (visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA112departs 18:30
BA174departs 18:40
BA180departs 19:10
BA176departs 19:35
BA116departs 20:20
BA172departs 20:55

If BA178 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from New York to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JFK local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA178 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA178 across the JFK and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~34 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA178 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-15JFK 07:50 07:44 (−6)LHR 19:45 19:14 (−31)
10-14CANCELLED
10-13JFK 07:50 07:43 (−7)LHR 19:45 19:03 (−42)
10-12JFK 07:50 07:52 (+2)LHR 19:45 19:14 (−31)
10-11JFK 07:50 07:49 (−1)LHR 19:45 19:01 (−44)
10-10JFK 07:50 07:42 (−8)LHR 19:45 18:49 (−56)
10-09JFK 07:50 07:55 (+5)LHR 19:45 19:06 (−39)
10-08JFK 07:50 07:48 (−2)LHR 19:45 19:05 (−40)
10-07JFK 07:50 07:47 (−3)LHR 19:45 19:11 (−34)
10-06JFK 07:50 (+0)LHR 19:45 19:13 (−32)
10-05JFK 07:50 07:49 (−1)LHR 19:45 19:15 (−30)
10-04JFK 07:50 07:36 (−14)LHR 19:45 18:58 (−47)
10-03JFK 07:50 07:47 (−3)LHR 19:45 19:11 (−34)
10-02JFK 07:50 07:45 (−5)LHR 19:45 19:19 (−26)

Board clocks recorded as JFK and LHR published them.

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